1921 Baylor Bears football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1921

| team = Baylor Bears

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 8–3

| conf_record = 2–2

| head_coach = Frank Bridges

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Guy B. Weathers

| stadium = Carroll Field

}}

{{1921 Southwest Conference football standings}}

The 1921 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank Bridges, the team compiled an 8–3 record (2–2 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 83.{{cite web|title=1921 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 21, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1921-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac|publisher=Baylor University|page=107|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/baylorbears.com/documents/2018/8/9/BU_FB_Media_Almanac_2018_Section05_History.pdf|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}

Schedule

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|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Tarleton Agricultural College Plowboys|title=Tarleton Agricultural College}}|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 35–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-bears-swamp-john-t/167687761/|newspaper=The Waco Times-Herald|title=Bears swamp John Tarleton|date=October 1, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}|Kidd Field|Sherman, TX|W 17–13|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-bears-win-close/167688051/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Bears win close game from Austin|date=October 2, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||Rice|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 17–14|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-field-goal-in/167688286/|newspaper=The Austin Statesman|title=Field goal in second half enables Bears to beat Owls, 17–14|date=October 9, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|vs|Boston College|State Fair Grounds|Dallas, TX|L 7–23|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-boston-college-beats-ba/167688443/|newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe|title=Boston College beats Baylor Bears, 23–7|date=October 16, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Phillips Haymakers|title=Phillips}}|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX|W 34–6|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-enid-daily-news-iron-men-in-loss-to/167688582/|newspaper=The Enid Daily News|title=Iron Men in loss to Baylor|date=October 23, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Southwestern Pirates|title=Southwestern (TX)}}|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX|W 16–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/port-arthur-daily-news-baylor-bears-defe/167688719/|newspaper=Port Arthur Daily News|title=Baylor Bears defeat Southwestern 16–0|date=October 30, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5||Texas A&M|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX (rivalry)|L 3–14|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-aggies-defeat/167684869/|newspaper=The Austin Statesman|title=Aggies defeat Bears in hard battle 14–3; Baylor outclassed|date=November 6, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1921|team=Simmons Cowboys|title=Simmons (TX)}}|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 21–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-galveston-daily-news-aerial-game-win/167688951/|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|title=Aerial game wins for Baylor Bears|date=November 12, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 18|at|Arkansas|The Hill|Fayetteville, AR|L 12–13|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-arkansas-in-a-clos/167687072/|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|title=Arkansas in a close victory over Baylor|date=November 19, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24||SMU|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 28–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-baylor-swamps-sm/167689133/|newspaper=The Waco Times-Herald|title=Baylor swamps S.M.U. 28 to 0 in Thanksgiving Day battle|date=November 25, 1921|accessdate=March 10, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 3|vs|Mississippi College|Gardner Park|Dallas, TX|W 24–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-news-tribune-bradshaw-and-tanne/128704545/|work=The Waco News-Tribune|title=Bradshaw and Tanner tear Choctaw line to ribbons|date=December 4, 1921|accessdate=July 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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